Hi. It seems to be a general problem with XC pedals and suggested solution by Garmin is here:
How Do I Stop the Squeaking Coming From Rally XC Pedals?
They suggest to lube cleat area... Is it only me…
I tried a couple of different lubes, including the teflon-based that Garmin recommends. It does help for about 25-30 km. I typically do longer routes (>100k) and after the initial 30k, the pedals start…
Problem solved - it's all about the shoe/pedal combination ...
Switching to five ten Kestrel Lace Mountain Bike shoes eliminated what bothered me for such a long time.
Well, it…
Garmin sent me a new pair which were great for about 1000miles. Cleat felt secure, no pedal interface slapping the bottom of my shoe making that clacking noise you speak of and then suddenly it started again.
I'm somewhat convinced that it only effects people with a certain bike fit/pedal stroke/cleat position as I can manipulate my stroke so that it doesn't happen. I dunno. Super annoying
I'm using Shimano S-Phyre 9 shoes with the supplied cleats from Garmin at present having tried Shimano Cleats (old or new doesn't affect the squeak)
I do have some Shimano SH56's but no gotten around to an install as yet to try them
I've tried teflon spray as recommend (works very briefly - but only a few <30 miles)
I have found if I angle my foot inwards the squeak stops (usually my trick when passing someone else so as not to be completely embarrassed for not dealing with a poor sounding bike)
I can solve the problem completely if I place a piece of inner tube around the body (not the cleat) of the pedal so that your cleat has a layer of rubber between that and the pedal but that looks ugly as sin!
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Hola Hope_81! No hablo mucho español, pero Google Translate dice esto:
¡Gracias por la recomendación de los protectores de calzado CrankBrothers! Los acabo de instalar en mis zapatillas de MTB y es posible que finalmente hayan solucionado mi chirrido. El tiempo lo dirá con seguridad...
For everyone else, I bought the Crankbrothers Shoe Shields off Amazon and it seems like they might work. I did lube my pedals on my ride prior to installing and testing the Crankbrothers Shoe Shields, but tried to wipe it all off before my test ride. Didn’t hear any squeaking, but time will tell I suppose.
Here’s a link to the amazon listing for them. Better deal compared to buying from Crank Brothers:
The squeak problem may be a bigger issue than you would think. I am now on my third set of Garmin pedals. If you inspect the pedals closely you will notice that a small amount of the the pedal plastic where the rear part of the cleat locks in has broken off. The has happened to me on three sets of rk pedals. I am just switching to rs to see if they are more robust.
Do you have a photograph of what you mean? - Wasn't aware anything was made of plastic on these pedals?
Welcome to the club - if you don't have the "correct" shoes (only five ten kestrel worked fine for me) it will be very hard to get on top of this problem. I had to change shoes again and so I also had to finally get rid of these ridiculously overpriced pedals that caused so much headache: bought for 1000 and replaced with a quarg spider for 500 + shimona xt pedals for 80 - after riding the new setup for several months I can tell you there's absolutely nothing the Rally pedals are capable of the quarg spider would'nt be.